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Where Does The Last Name Sharp Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sharp (Arabic: شارب, Georgian: შარფ, Hindi: शार्प, Russian: Шарп, Tibetan: ཤརཔ་) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharp? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Sharp is the 3,316^th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 43,102 people. The last name Sharp is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Sharp reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sharp is also the 199,448^th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,516 people.

The surname Sharp is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 103,172 people, or 1 in 3,513. In The United States Sharp is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Tennessee, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States Sharp exists in 135 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Sharp Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sharp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sharp surname grew 426 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 841 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 38 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sharp Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (43%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Sharp last name are 15.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Sharp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.86% more than the national average, earning 435,564 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.48% more than the national average, earning R 362,352 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.76% less than the national average, earning $20,260,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $41,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $53,622 CAD per year.